Apple, GroupM, others ask for tough protection for data in Google lawsuit
The government is accusing Google of illegally using its market muscle to hobble rivals in a lawsuit that is the biggest challenge to the power and influence of Big Tech in decades.
Big tech has big problems. This is the only way to fix it: Tech entrepreneur Peter Rex
Over the past month, it has become clear that tech leaders are willing to silence people who don’t think as they do.
Twitter labeled 300,000 election-related tweets, Dorsey says
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Tuesday returned to Congress to take questions regarding their content moderation policies before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Biden could alter Big Tech's Section 230 protections, reinstate 'net neutrality'
President-elect Joe Biden could amend Section 230 and reinstate net neutrality, experts day.
Potential Biden AG pick Klobuchar: Google breakup should be 'on the table'
The Justice Department filed an antitrust suit against Google on Oct. 20
Facebook, Google, continue to ban political ads as Trump pushes forward with election fight
Facebook and Google will both continue to block political advertisements on their platforms past the two-week moratorium both pre and post-Election Day that they originally announced.
Ex-Google chief secures Cyprus citizenship through investment program: report
The controversial program was ended earlier this month.
YouTube, Twitter pull Steve Bannon’s show for violent threats against Wray, Fauci
Fmr. Trump advisor Steve Bannon had his show permanently suspended from Twitter and an episode removed from YouTube. Here's why...
YouTube says video claiming Trump victory doesn't violate misinformation rules
A YouTube video claiming President Trump has won reelection does not violate the site's election misinformation policies and has been allowed to remain on the platform.
Waymo pulling cars from San Francisco streets fearing election unrest
The move from Alphabet's Google comes as the nation struggles to respond to the worst health crisis in more than a century, with millions of lost jobs, and a reckoning on racial injustice.
Free speech hangs in the balance regardless of 2020 election outcome: Parler execs Wernick, Peikoff
Most of our competitors collect more data and restrict more speech more than any government could, consistent with our Constitution.
Google ad costs, not its alleged monopoly, irks businesses
The Justice Department sued Google saying the company’s dominance in online search and advertising harms rivals and consumers
Watchdog group says Google gave California voters biased search results
Consumer Watchdog called Friday for the California Senate Elections Committee to investigate why Google algorithms had given voters looking for answers from the state's official election guide a biased take on ballot measures, including Proposition 24.
Big tech, amid censorship, earns billions and dominates S&P 500
Big tech represents nearly 20% of the S&P 500.
Alphabet sales growth back as Google key for advertisers
Google parent Alphabet Inc returned to sales growth in the third quarter as businesses initially hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic resumed advertising with the internet's biggest supplier of ads.
Waymo and Daimler to build self-driving Freightliner semi truck
Waymo and Daimler are teaming up to build self-driving semis. The Freightliner Casdada will be equipped with the Waymo Driver tech.
Dorsey, Zuckerberg defend Section 230, signal openness to changes during censorship hearing
The CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google will testify before Congress on Wednesday amid concerns of bias.
Here's how Facebook and Google plan to defend themselves during Wednesday's Big Tech hearing
Section 230 is a key provision under the Communications Decency Act, which shields online companies from being held liable for the content their users create.
Lawmakers want to protect local newspapers from Google, Facebook
Some Senate Democrats are seeking to empower regulators to protect local news outlets, accusing tech giants such as Google and Facebook of "unfair business practices," according to a new report by members of a key committee that will hear from the top industry executives this week.
Judge sets first hearing in U.S. Google antitrust lawsuit
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Monday set a status hearing on the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google for Friday.


















